Lu Ji (Jin)

Lu Ji (261-303) was a general of Eastern Wu and later a writer of Western Jin.

Biography
Lu Ji was born in 261 AD, the son of Lu Kang and the grandson of Lu Xun. He was the brother of Lu Yan, Lu Jing, Lu Xuan, and Lu Yun. He served as deputy commander of the naval force of Eastern Wu alongside his brother Lu Jing during the conquest of Wu by Western Jin in 280 AD, and his brothers Lu Yan and Lu Jing were both killed in battle. Along with Lu Yun, he moved to Luoyang after surrendering to Jin and became prominent in literature and politics. In 303 AD, alongside Lu Yun, Lu Xuan, and Lu Ji's two sons, he was executed on a false charge of high treason during the War of the Eight Princes due to his contemporaries' jealousy.